Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-07
THE GILES CASE.
The Wife OF the Plaintiff Fsints In Court
Miscellaneous Legal Matters.

Miscellaneous Legal Matters.
The monotony of the testimony in the
suit of George Giles against the Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, on trial II
Part II of the Circuit Court, was broken
in somewhat startling manner yesterday
morning by rather dramatic scene. The
examination Of Mr.. Giles had been con-
cluded and his wife was called to the
stand. Her testimony had not proceeded
far when it was seen that Mrs. Giles was
somewhat incoherent in her answers, and
that she was laboring under great embar-
rassmenU. Finally one of her counsel,
Capt. DOvener, noticed her condition aud
asked her if she was i'll. Receiving an
affirmative reply he asked the Court to
excuse the witness for the present, which
was granted. Mr.. Giles was supporting
his wife across the court room, when her
daughter who had been sent for appeared
at the door. She rushed frantically down
the middle aisle and inside the bar, giving
voice TO piercing screams that were heard
in the corridor and attracted number OF
people to the court room, wondering
what was wrong. Before Mrs. Giles
reached the other 81 ie of the room she sank
in a swoon, the daughter redouhling her
screams and cries, which made the scene
very distressing Mrs. Giles was finally
restored to consciousness and removed to
one of the witness waiting rooms, where
DR.. X. II. Billiard attended her. She was
too i'll to appear at the afternoon session,
and was removed 10 her home last even
ing, at which time she was still suffering
from prOstratiOn.
At the afternoon session of the court
Miss Christina Giles was called and teSti-
fled at considerable length concerning the
fire. Witness carried few articles from
the house. These were in the lower hall,
where they had been taken in anticipation
OF house cleaning the next day, Her
mother called Mr.. Hawkins soon after she
made her escape from the burning house.
Mr.. Hawkins lived about square away.
Hugh Hawkins was called, and testified
that the house cost about II, 900 or IS, 900.
He was awakened by Mrs. Giles scream
ing, My God, the house is on fire"
The taking Of testimony will be pro-
ceedud with this morning, when it is
hoped Mrs. Giles will be we'll enough to
proceed with her testimony.
IL Part One Of this Court, Judge Boyd,
Yesterday, in the clse otSOphia Harrel and
husband V. William Sheib, u continuance
was taken until the next term.
The case of BenOni Feay V. W. T. War
den, was likewise continued.
In the case of the City V. Thomas Null
doom (NO. p was put on trial. This cause
grew out of the disturbance occurring in
Muldoon's saloon on the nights of March
25th and 9th last The evidence was
heard 10 the following jury: Hiram Young,
Joseph Hell, Charles Dliler, Louis Fritz,
James Dixon. NJ. Confer, Henry Schultz,
VIM. Carey, VIM. Severing, Patrick WieT,
Hamilton Hill and Thomas Norton. The
charge in the Police Court, from which an
Appeal was made, was that of knowingly
selling liz nor TO prostitutes, and for which
o fine of $40 was assessed. The jury was
unable to agree, and was adjourned until
to-day.
About half-paSt o'clock the case of the
city vs.. George Muldoon was put on trial
before the following jury: Henry Demell,
VIM. KlaprOth, John Cayanaugh, Lee
Hail, Geo. A. Roth. Jas. MCCausland,
Fred Post, Thomas Wilson, A. c. Bayha,
B. +. McNiecheu ana Thomas Taylor. Mr..
Caldwell opened the case for the city and
tue court then adjourned until this morn
ing.
There remain two more OF these cases to
be heard.